MAPortunities

UNDER $500 Exhibition and Sale call for Entry!

UNDER $500:  Application Form 

Prospectus 

UNDER $500: Friday, November 17 | 6 to 10 pm  | Tickets $30

*Tickets may also be purchased at the door!

Purchase UNDER $500 Tickets HERE 

Last Chance: Saturday, November 18 |  12 to 4 pm

Virtual Exhibition & Sale: Saturday, November 18, 10 am – Friday, November 24, 12 am

To view the virtual exhibition click  HERE | Free | Live on Saturday, November 18 @ 10 am

CALL FOR ENTRY: Have your work noticed and purchased by local buyers & collectors, just in time for the holidays! Maryland Art Place (MAP) is seeking artists for “UNDER $500”, our upcoming winter benefit exhibition & affordable art sale. The exhibition will include approximately 1-3 works by each selected artist (scale dependant – in the case of smaller works more than 3 pieces may be accepted). Each individual piece must retail for $500 or less.

UNDER $500 is MAP’s winter benefit. Proceeds from the sale of artwork will be split 50/50 between Maryland Art Place and the artist. The event is ticketed ($30) however participating artists are welcomed free of charge.

UNDER $500 is a hybrid, physical and virtual exhibition event. The physical exhibition opens Friday, November 17th from 6pm-10pm. Artworks may be purchased by patrons and taken off the walls on a first come first served basis that night. All works will be wrapped in brown paper with MAP’s signature holiday bow.

The virtual sale will launch the very next day, Saturday November 18 at 10 am and run through Friday, November 24 , 12 am. The virtual sale will include more artists than the physical sale. *Please note: applications received will be selected for either the virtual sale (featured online) exclusively, or for both the physical (featured in gallery) AND virtual exhibition (featured online). Your acceptance letter will indicate in which capacity your work will be presented.

MAP will maintain gallery hours Saturday, November 18 from noon-4pm for any remaining physical works that may be left for purchase. This year's theme? WINTER WONDERLAND!

Timeline 

September 22 – Call For Entry, 12pm

October 30  – Call For Entry Deadline

Week of November 1st – Artists Notified of Selection

Tuesday November 6 – Saturday, November 11– Artwork Drop Off – 11am-4pm

Friday, November 17  (6 – 10pm) & Saturday, November 18, 2023 (12 to 4pm)– Under $500

Saturday, November 18, 10am  – Friday, November 24, 12 am – Virtual Exhibition & Sale

Tuesday, November 28 - Saturday, December 2 - Unsold Artwork Pick up

Maryland Art Place (MAP), in partnership with Hotel Indigo is pleased to announce an open ‘Call to Artists’. As an extension of MAP’s annual IMPACT public art partnership projects, MAP is working with Hotel Indigo to offer rotating exhibitions in Hotel indigo’s library and Poets Modern Cocktails and Eats. This opportunity is available to visual artists living or working in Maryland. Maryland Art Place will curate four exhibitions a year based on submissions entered through a rolling basis.

Hotel Indigo, Baltimore Downtown is a boutique hotel located in Baltimore, MD. MAP has been working closely with the hotel since it opened, selecting and installing the hotel’s permanent artwork collection including works by Jared Ragland, Gary Kachadourian and Christos Palios. Hotel Indigo and MAP share the same vision of supporting working artists in the region, and both look forward to their continued partnership and the rotation of quarterly exhibitions. For more information, visit www.baltimoreindigohotel.com.

General Guidelines & Information

• Artist agrees that Maryland Art Place/Hotel Indigo may use images of the artwork for press and promotional purposes related to IMPACT.
• All works must be no larger than 60 X 60
• MAP only accepts 2-d works - photography, painting, mixed media or similar welcomed.
• You may apply as an individual artist, or for an artist group on your behalf
• Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. 

Benefits to the artist: The selected artist(s) will benefit in the following ways:

• Exhibition opening reception at Hotel Indigo

Increased visibility of artist’s name and artwork through:

• Press announcements
• Highlighted on MAP’s website and social media platforms
• Exhibition postcards

For more information on how to apply and to download the full prospectus, click here. Questions? Email caitlin@mdartplace.org.